Program Website: http://www.clemson.edu/management

Programs of Study

M.S. The M.S. in Management (MSM) program, formerly called the Master of Science in Industrial Management (MSIM) program, is designed to prepare students for leadership positions in operations management. The program is accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB), and has received a special commendation for excellence from the South Carolina Commission for Higher Education.

The MSM program requires 30 semester hours (10 courses) beyond the program co-requisite courses. Students who have not completed either undergraduate or graduate courses in Finance, Accounting, Economics, and Marketing will be required to do so as co-requisites during the program. All students must pass a fi nal examination prior to graduation.

Research Facilities

Students have access to an extensive computer network throughout the campus. All users have access to the Internet, e-mail, and word processing and spreadsheet applications as well as a course management system that supports extensive fi le sharing, team communications, and project activities. All Ph.D. student cubicles have dedicated high-speed Internet access. Standard statistical packages and simulation software are also available. The Clemson University libraries have a collection of more than 7,000 serial titles and 1,500,000 volumes that were developed to support the undergraduate and graduate curricula and research. Several commercial bibliographic databases and locally created full-text databases may be searched online from local and remote computers. The library is linked electronically through OCLC, Inc., to more than 11,000 other libraries worldwide for cataloging and interlibrary loan services. The Department of Management also has a dedicated Manufacturing Management lab that provides access to manufacturing resource planning software.

Financial Aid

Financial aid for the MSM program is limited and extremely competitive. For the Ph.D. program, the department offers fi nancial aid packages that are comparable to peer programs. Assistantships typically pay an annual stipend of $15,138 for 20 hours of duties per week and include signifi cant tuition reduction. The stipend is slightly higher in semesters when the Ph.D. student teaches a class. Ph.D. assistantships are renewable for up to four years, pending satisfactory performance and degree progress. In addition to these assistantships, Graduate school fellowships ranging from $5,000 to $15,000 may be awarded to outstanding Ph.D. students.

Student Outcomes

Recent Ph.D. graduates serve on the business school faculties of prominent national and international universities, including Auburn, Colorado, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, University of Texas at Arlington, Wichita State, and Kasetsart University (Thailand).

Student Group

The program has approximately 23 students. Twenty-two percent are women and 61 percent are international students.

Location

Clemson is a small, beautiful college town in upstate South Carolina. The Upstate is one of the country’s fastest-growing areas and is an important part of the I-85 Corridor, a multi-state area along Interstate 85 that runs from the metro Atlanta area (home to nearly 5 million people) to Rich mond, Virginia and encompasses Charlotte, North Carolina (the U.S.’s second-largest fi nancial center) as well as North Carolina’s Research Triangle. Atlanta and Charlotte are each a 2-hour drive away. Many fi nancial institutions have regional offi ces located in the Upstate, including Wachovia and Bank of America. Other major industries of commerce in the Upstate include the auto industry, healthcare and pharmaceuticals. Corporations based in or with a major presences in the Upstate include BMW, Bon Secours St. Francis Health System, Bosch North America, Bowater, Charter Communications, Ernst and Young, Fluor Corporation, IBM, Microsoft, Michelin of North America and others.